A Falls of Rough man fired a handgun twice inside a home during a domestic disturbance, triggering a huge law enforcement response.
Tuesday afternoon at approximately 12:55, Grayson County Deputy Wally Ritter, Kentucky State Trooper Jakob Clemons and Leitchfield Police Officers Greg Whobrey and Todd Oller responded to the shooting on Pleasant Run Road in Falls of Rough.
The female victim told police, according to the arrest citation, that she and her boyfriend, 34-year-old Danny L. Smallwood, a convicted felon, were arguing when Smallwood “brandished a handgun and shot it inside the house.”
While the victim was in the process of leaving the residence, “Smallwood shot again behind her.” Dispatch, the citation states, confirmed hearing the second shot over the phone.
Responding officers arrived on scene and attempted to make contact with Smallwood, who was thought to be inside the home.
It was about this time that Sheriff Norman Chaffins and Grayson County Sgt. Erik Franklin arrived on scene.
After having no luck receiving a response from Smallwood, “Chaffins was moving to higher ground in a thicket” near the residence and “found Smallwood” attempting to hide “approximately 20 feet” from Chaffins and 60 feet from Ritter, according to the citation.
Police took Smallwood, who had a “holster for a large revolver” in his pocket, into custody.
Officers then received consent to search the home and noted “multiple firearms” in plain view, as well as bullet hole in the front door, and two 9mm shell casings near the doorway.
Police seized four handguns and one long rifle along with bullets and magazines from the residence.
No one was injured during the incident.
Smallwood, who has multiple previous arrests in Breckinridge County on a variety of charges, was convicted of trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of school in Breck County.
He was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center where he was charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, four counts of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
